| MYSTICJOURNEY | Tasmanian racehorse who won Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington in 2019 (6,7) |
| JAPAN | Group F: This country shockingly won Group E at the 2022 event, defeating both Germany and Spain along the way |
| AWARD | 2014 Australian Guineas winner, Shamus ... (5) |
| RACECOURSE | Grace has no hat, utterly tasteless at Flemington! (10) |
| CUP | 3200 metre thoroughbred horse race held annually at Flemington, the Melbourne ... |
| THEEEL | Nickname given to Eric Moussambani, who swam - slowly for Equatorial Guinea at the 2000 Olympics (3,3) |
| PINI | Flag bearer for Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| BOATSWAIN | Sailor obtains plastic boxes with guinea at last (9) |
| GENEROUS | Racehorse who won both the Epsom and the Irish Derby in 1991 |
| MEDINA | Racehorse who won the annual Kentucky Derby on 1 May 2021, ridden by jockey John Velazquez (6,6) |
| SPIRIT | Racehorse who won the annual Kentucky Derby on 1 May 2021, ridden by jockey John Velazquez (6,6) |
| DESERTORCHID | Racehorse who won the King George VI Chase four times and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1989 (6,6) |
| AMERICAIN | French-trained racehorse who won 2010 Melbourne Cup from Maluckyday and So You Think (9) |
| MANOWAR | Racehorse who won 20 of his 21 races |
| LIGHTNING | Flemington Group 1 sprint, Black Caviar ... (9) |
| MELBOURNECUP | Annual horse race held at the Flemington Racecourse in Australia, inaugurated in 1861 (9,3) |
| SECRETARIAT | American racehorse who in 1973 set the fastest and still-unbeaten time record in all three races of the Triple Crown |
| FRANKEL | Unbeaten racehorse who retired in 2012 (7) |
| BRUMBY | One Australian breaks in, stealing ring from Birmingham lad |
| UNIFICATION | International body and one Australian in a story of coming together (11) |
